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Four measurement methods were used to determine MSS: 5-m split times over a 40-m sprint distance, 5-m splits over 30\u00a0m, 10-m split times over 40\u00a0m, and 10\u00a0-m splits over 30\u00a0m. <jats:italic><jats:bold>Results<\/jats:bold>:<\/jats:italic> A repeated-measures analysis of variance revealed significant differences (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.001) in MSS-derived differences from the different measurement methods with a <jats:inline-formula\/> of .494 (large effect). MSS was significantly different between all methods (mean differences: 0.02\u20130.08\u00a0m\u00b7s<jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>; Cohen <jats:italic>d<\/jats:italic><jats:sub><jats:italic>z<\/jats:italic><\/jats:sub>: 0.49\u20131.25). The greatest mean MSS was achieved using 5-m splits over 40\u00a0m. All MSS measurement methods had high relative and absolute reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient: .97\u2013.98; coefficient of variations: 1.0%\u20131.2%; standard error of measurement: 0.07\u20130.08\u00a0m\u00b7s<jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>). There was a significant moderate positive correlation (<jats:italic>\u03c1<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.41) between MSS and acceleration distance. <jats:italic><jats:bold>Conclusion<\/jats:bold>:<\/jats:italic> The highest estimate of MSS was found using 5-m splits over 40\u00a0m. All measurement methods displayed high reliability; we recommend the use of 5\u00a0-m splits over \u223c30\u00a0m when assessing MSS in female team-sport athletes with timing gates.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1123\/ijspp.2025-0029","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,17]],"date-time":"2025-06-17T14:29:24Z","timestamp":1750170564000},"page":"1168-1171","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Assessing Maximum Sprinting Speed in Female Team Sport: The Role of Sprint Distance and Timing-Gate Configuration"],"prefix":"10.1123","volume":"20","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8958-8514","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Eddie","family":"McGuinness","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Health and Human Performance, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland"},{"name":"SHE Research Centre, Department of Sport and Health Sciences, Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest, Athlone, Ireland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8277-0145","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Kris","family":"Beattie","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"SHE Research Centre, Department of Sport and Health Sciences, Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest, Athlone, Ireland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1269-4890","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Mark","family":"Lyons","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Sport and Human Performance Research Center, Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9991-554X","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Aoife","family":"Lane","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"SHE Research Centre, Department of Sport and Health Sciences, Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest, Athlone, Ireland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8100-6276","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Clement","family":"Higginbotham","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Mechanical, Polymer, and Design, Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest, Athlone, Ireland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5305-370X","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Robin","family":"Healy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"SHE Research Centre, Department of Sport and Health Sciences, Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest, Athlone, Ireland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"100","reference":[{"issue":"4","key":"r1","series-title":"Int J Kinesiol Sports Sci","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"25","DOI":"10.7575\/aiac.ijkss.v.11n.4p.25","article-title":"Peak speed in Gaelic games: a systematic review of GPS methods","volume":"11","author":"McGuinness E","year":"2023","unstructured":"McGuinness E, Beattie K, Lyons M, Lane A, Higginbotham C, Healy R. 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